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Irvine Municipal Code Ch. 9-15 Planning Area 15 (woodbridge)
Irvine Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Irvine
Cite as: Irvine Municipal Code Chapter 9-15 · Text as of 2026-10-04
Sec. 9-15-1. - Land use zoning map.¶
(See Planning Area 15 map following Section 9-15-3.)
(Code 1976, § V.E-815.1; Ord. No. 92-3, 4-14-92; Ord. No. 92-21, 11-24-92; Ord. No. 93-1, 1-12-93; Ord. No. 95-4, 5-9-95; Ord. No. 95-22, § 3, 11-28-95; Ord. No. 97-07, § 3, 5-13-97; Ord. No. 01-15, § 4, 9-25-01)
Sec. 9-15-2. - Introduction.¶
Planning Area 15, Woodbridge, is centrally located in the City. Boundaries include Culver Drive to the west, Irvine Center Drive to the north, Jeffrey Road to the east and Interstate 405 (San Diego Freeway) to the south.
(Code 1976, § V.E-815.2; Ord. No. 92-3, 4-14-92; Ord. No. 92-21, 11-24-92; Ord. No. 93-1, 1-12-93; Ord. No. 95-4, 5-9-95; Ord. No. 95-22, § 3, 11-28-95)
Sec. 9-15-3. - Statistical analysis.¶
| Building Intensity Standard | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Plan Category | Zoning Number | Zoning District | Maximum Regulatory Dwelling Units | Additive Dwelling Units 2 | Maximum Regulatory Square Feet | Additive Square Feet 2 |
| Conservation and Open Space: | ||||||
| Recreation | 1.5 | Recreation | 0 | 0 | 30,593 | 32,750 |
| Water Body | 1.6 | Water Body | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Residential: | ||||||
| Medium Density | 2.2 | Low Density | 2,382 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medium Density | 2.3 | Medium Density | 3,565 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medium Density | 2.3O | Medium Density | 48 | |||
| Medium Density | 2.4 | Medium-High Density | 2,315 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medium Density | 2.4D | Medium-High Density | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medium-High Density | 2.2 | Low Density | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medium-High Density | 2.3 | Medium Density | 167 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Medium-High Density | 2.4 | Medium-High Density | 248 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| High Density | 3.1 | Multi-Use | 477 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Multi-Use: | ||||||
| Multi-Use | 3.1 | Multi-Use | 140 | *120 | 349,185 | 5,939 |
| Commercial: | ||||||
| Community Commercial | 3.1 | Multi-Use | 0 | 0 | 671,916 | 0 |
| Neighborhood Commercial | 4.1 | Neighborhood Commercial | 0 | 0 | 221,053 | 0 |
| Community Commercial | 4.1 | Neighborhood Commercial | 0 | 0 | 33,508 | 0 |
| Institutional: | ||||||
| Educational Facilities | 6.1 | Institutional | 0 | 0 | 224,139 | 0 |
| Educational Facilities | 2.2 | Low Density Residential | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62,624 |
| Educational Facilities | 3.1 | Multi-Use | 216,529 | |||
| Public Facility | 3.1 | Multi-Use | 0 | 0 | 422,841 | 7,632 |
| High Density | 3.1 | Multi-Use | 0 | 4 | 61,173 | 50,526 |
| Unallocated Dwelling Units 1 | n/a | n/a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PLANNING AREA TOTAL | PLANNING AREA TOTAL | PLANNING AREA TOTAL | *9,511 | *120 | 2,230,937 | 159,471 |
*One hundred sixteen units in the Multi-Use zoning category were approved as congregate care "institutional" units and do not count toward the planning-area-wide residential dwelling unit maximum of 9,511.
1 Unallocated dwelling units represent those units remaining in a planning area that may be built anywhere in the same planning area. These units are within the maximum development intensity for the planning area; and, therefore, placement of unallocated dwelling units into any residential category within the planning area for purposes of development is determined to be consistent with the General Plan and Zoning Code with regard to intensity allocation only, provided that placement is otherwise consistent with site specific zoning regulations and that any potential environmental impacts are adequately addressed, including traffic impacts, pursuant to CEQA.
2 See Section 9-0-3.C, Building Intensity Standards.
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(Code 1976, § V.E-815.3; Ord. No. 92-3, 4-14-92; Ord. No. 92-21, 11-24-92; Ord. No. 93-1, 1-12-93; Ord. No. 95-4, 5-9-95; Ord. No. 95-22, § 3, 11-28-95; Ord. No. 99-11, § 1, 5-11-99; Ord. No. 01-14, § 2, 9-25-01; Ord. No. 01-15, § 4, 9-25-01; Ord. No. 10-04, § 3, 4-13-10; Ord. No. 10-05, § 4, 4-27-10; Ord. No. 11-13, § 5(Exh. A), 10-11-11; Ord. No. 12-09, § 3(Exh. A), 5-22-12)
Sec. 9-15-4. - Land use regulations.¶
See Section 3-3-1 (Land use matrix).
(Code 1976, § V.E-815.4; Ord. No. 92-3, 4-14-92; Ord. No. 92-21, 11-24-92; Ord. No. 93-1, 1-12-93; Ord. No. 95-4, 5-9-95; Ord. No. 95-22, § 3, 11-28-95)
Sec. 9-15-5. - Development standards.¶
See Chapter 3-37 (Development Standards).
(Code 1976, § V.E-815.5; Ord. No. 92-3, 4-14-92; Ord. No. 92-21, 11-24-92; Ord. No. 93-1, 1-12-93; Ord. No. 95-4, 5-9-95; Ord. No. 95-22, § 3, 11-28-95)
Sec. 9-15-6. - Reserved.¶
Sec. 9-15-7. - Special development requirements.¶
A. See Division 3 for applicable general development requirements.
B. At least 10 percent of the housing units for sale or rent shall be in a price range affordable to families of moderate income. A minimum of 300 units shall be provided for low-income households. At least 100 of these shall be specifically developed as a senior citizens project. The park requirements for the required low-income units shall be 4.5 acres per 1,000 population. For the purposes of this requirement, income and affordability ranges shall be as defined in the Housing Element of the General Plan and any implementing resolutions adopted by the City Council.
C. Due to the lake and linear open space provided, the developer shall receive credit of 1.5 acres per 1,000 population toward the dedication requirement in effect at the time of tentative map approval. In addition, parks between one and six acres are permitted.
D. CC&Rs for all residential developments shall require membership in the Master Village Community Association (Woodbridge Village Association).
E. 1.
Prior to the submittal of any subsequent discretionary and/or ministerial applications, a traffic analysis that identifies any traffic impacts and/or mitigation measures associated with the development of each specified use on the 10-acre site located at the northwest corner of Alton Parkway and East Yale Loop shall be submitted and approved by the Manager of Transportation Services. This analysis shall include accounting of trips generated by previous approvals to ensure that the aggregate traffic projected to be generated by the uses proposed within the project site do not exceed 3,517 daily trips, 173 a.m. peak hour trips and 313 p.m. peak hour trips. The analysis shall include, but not be limited to:
a. The current request of square footage, dwelling units or other land use unit;
b. The cumulative square footage, dwelling units or other land use unit;
c. The current total number of trips used for existing land uses and total number of trips available for future land uses, by average daily, a.m. peak hour and p.m. peak hour;
d. The total number of trips to be used by proposed land uses.
- However, the overall average daily trips (ADT), a.m. peak hour trips, or p.m. peak hour trips mentioned above may be exceeded according to the following criteria:
a. If an applicant proposes a use that exceeds the established trip cap for a.m., p.m., or ADT, and it is determined through a traffic analysis (in conformance with the criteria mentioned above) that no additional traffic impacts would result, then the use would be in conformance with the requirements of this mitigation measure.
b. If an applicant proposes a use that exceeds the established trip cap for a.m., p.m., or ADT, and it is determined through a traffic analysis (in conformance with the criteria mentioned above) that there will be additional traffic impacts, then the applicant shall process a zone change to modify the special development requirement in the zoning ordinance for Planning Area 15 which establishes a trip cap, and be responsible for constructing any and all traffic improvements identified as mitigation measures in the environmental documentation.
(Code 1976, § V.E-815.6; Ord. No. 92-3, 4-14-92; Ord. No. 92-21, 11-24-92; Ord. No. 93-1, 1-12-93; Ord. No. 95-4, 5-9-95; Ord. No. 95-22, § 3, 11-28-95)
Sec. 9-15-8. - Special development requirements for 2.3O (Tract 17359).¶
A. Vesting Tentative Tract 17359 shall comply with all applicable general development requirements contained in Division 3, or as otherwise approved at time of Master Plan review.
B. The following criteria shall be demonstrated at Master Plan review:
a. Side setbacks (interior boundary if adjacent to residential uses): Reduced side setback for a maximum 18 feet depth "pop-out" space on the ground floor and above second floor space on the front portion of building only. The remainder of the building is required to comply with a required five foot side yard setback. Reduced side setbacks under this provision shall be granted for no more than 11 lots within the subdivision.
b. Minimum building-to-building setback of eight feet shall be retained at all times.
(Ord. No. 11-13, § 5(Exh. A), 10-11-11)
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